Tag: negotiated curriculum

"Can we take apart a human heart and look inside?" That's what a student asked me while we were discussing next steps for our investigation into anatomy and organic systems. As a rational adult, my mind immediately jumped to all the ways such a request could go terribly wrong. Like most sane people, the first... Continue Reading →

When I first started working in the Reggio Way, "environment" was a word that felt hopelessly vague to me. Time after time, I floundered through discussions centered on "environment as the third teacher" that seemed to incorporate nearly everything. With only a few years of experience under my belt, I have heard the word used... Continue Reading →